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Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Dirty Harry is on the trail of vigilante cops who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables. Magnum Force is old Cinema at perhaps it's best form with lot's of action, terrific perfomances by Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook and the rest of the cast as a whole but also an interesting, thrilling and full of suspense storyline. Dirty Harry was an entertaining and spectacular movie and this sequel still keeps that awesome, badass and greatness of that film and brings on a sequel that i could only describe it as the 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' of the Series which means? Just as freaking good as the first!!

The longest Dirty Harry movie, clocking in at 124 minutes, Magnum Force actually gives us a plot with multiple threads to follow, and is, as a result, a much better movie than the original. This time around Harry must solve a series of brutal vigilante murders, gradually narrowing it down to a group of corrupt cops. He does actual detective work this time and uses his cunning to track the bad guys. The trick with deliberately missing his mark at the shooting range to retrieve the incriminating bullet was a smart move. There was nothing like this in the, frankly overrated, first movie.The violence, even by today's standards, is graphic and upsetting. Seeing corpses writhe in agony after getting shot directly in the forehead, is hard to watch. Imagine suffering such a would and, knowing you were dying, lost control of your limbs. You don't see this in movies anymore. Gun violence is often overplayed and made to look cool while the grim reality of being murdered in this horrible way is rarely seen. I appreciate the movie for having the moxie to show us a more realistic depiction.Director Ted Post, who directed Eastwood in Hang 'Em High, uses the anamorphic Panavision framing very well and there are multiple awesome compositions in the film. The slow, laid-back pace of Don Siegel is gone and the movie feels broader in scope while at the same time being an ironic response to the negative critical backlash that the first received. There's more weight and wit in Magnum Force, there's more to talk about, giving it higher re-watch value.I know my opinion is controversial, but Magnum Force is simply more enjoyable and prompts deeper debate.

This begins really well with excellent credits, introducing us uncompromisingly to the weapon of the title, some vigorous, if seemingly over zealous traffic patrol cop action, an amazing telescopic rifle execution of a whole bunch of crime boys and their half naked molls, some wise-cracks and even an aircraft highjack. But Ted Post is no Don Seigel and things soon slow down as the rather tiresome battle of words between Eastwood and his boss replace battle on the streets. Action does reassert itself and interest is just about maintained throughout but the film is far too long. I actually like the 70s slips from full on action to mundane ordinariness from time to time with the sun catching the lens and things happen without direct relevance to the story, but this gets too sloppy at times and it seems a long slog to a disappointing finale, or two.

In this sequel to "Dirty Harry", the detective by the name of "Inspector Callahan" (Clint Eastwood) has been assigned to a stakeout due in large part to the jealousy of his boss "Lieutenant Briggs" (Hal Holbrook). In any case, while he is occupied at the stakeout, a series of murders are being committed which have a common theme in that the people being killed are all high-profile criminals. This fact eventually creates a public relations problem which results in Inspector Callahan being taken off of his stakeout and put back into the homicide division and onto the case. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that I thought this sequel was just as good as the first movie with several good action scenes and a semi-surprising twist at the end. Likewise, Clint Eastwood puts in his usual outstanding performance and essentially owns the role assigned to him. In short, this is a fine crime-action film and I rate it as above average.